Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Ceratophyllidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Siphonaptera Genus Ceratophyllus | |
Similar Moorhen flea, Ceratophyllus, Ceratophyllus gallinae, Ceratophyllidae | ||
Ceratophyllus borealis , also known as the boreal flea, is an ectoparasite of birds. It is a black species found on ground-nesting birds such as pipits, wheatears and wagtails.
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